REBEMBERING

PAST SIMPLE

SUJETO + VERBO PASADO + OBJETO

I worked yesterday
He cooked in the morning
We drank milk in the morning

VERBOS REGULARES
VERBOS IRREGULARES
 PAST PERFECT
HABIA
AUXILIARY HAD
PERSONAL AUXILIARY MEAN
PRONOUNS HAD
I Had = Yo había
You Had = Tu habías
He Had = El había
She Had = Ella había
It Had = eso/ ello había
You Had = Ustedes habían
We Had = nosotros habíamos
They Had = Ellos habéis
 PAST
SIMPLE VS. PAST
PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE

We use the past perfect to

talk about a finished action or
state or for actions that take
place almost automatically.

PAST PERFECT

We use the past perfect to talk

about an activity that
happened BEFORE another
activity IN THE PAST
 PAST
PERFECT

PAST
SIMPLE

FOR EXAMPLE:

I painted my house yesterday.

Pinté mi casa ayer.

When he arrived, she had already gone home.

Cuando él llegó, ella ya se había ido a casa.

When she had finished her tasks, she left.

Cuando ella había terminado sus tareas, se fue.
 PATTERN

SUJETO + AUXILIARY + PAST + COMPLEMENT

HAD PARTICIPLE

We had seen a movie

Nosotros habíamos visto una película

They had given blood before

Ellos habían dado sangre antes

She had complained about the same problem last
month
Ella se había quejado del mismo problema el mes pasado

I had had a headache for a long time

Yo había tenido dolor de cabeza por mucho
tiempo
We had NOT seen a movie
NOSOTROS NO HABIAMOS VISTO UNAPELICULA

They had NOT given blood before

ELLOS NO HABIAN DADO SANGRE ANTES

She HAND’T complained about the same problem

last month
ELLA NO SE HABIA QUEJADO DEL MISMO PROBLEMA
EL MES PASADO

I HAND’T had a headache for a long time

YO NO HABIA TENIDO DOLOR DE CABEZA POR
MUCHO TIEMPO
We had seen a movie
HAD WE SEEN A MOVIE?

They had given blood before

HAD they given blood before?

She had complained about the same problem last

month
HAD SHE COMPAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM
LAST MONT?

I had had a headache for a long time

HAD I HAD A HEADACHE FOR A LONG TIME?
 SHORT EXCERSISE
eat- ate – eaten /come-came-come
1. NOSOTROS HABIAMOS COMIDO ANTES QUE TU LLEGARAS
WE HAD EATEN BEFORE YOU CAME

close- closed-closed/arrive-arrived-arrived
2. ELLOS NO HABIAN CERRADO HASTA QUE EL ULTIMO CLIENTE LLEGO
THEY HAD NOT CLOSED UNTIL THE LAST CUSTOMER
ARRIVED
go – went – gone
3. HABIAS TU IDO ALGUNA VEZ A NUEVA YORK?

HAD YOU EVER GONE TO NEW YORK?